What is beauty? We know but it is difficult to capture in words. For the Navajo it is nizhoni the centerpiece of hozho, balance and...

For many turquoise lovers green is their favorite color. In this video Mike shows some examples of high grade green. Pictured is a deep...

In conjunction with the article A Photo Visit to Indian Mountain this video tells more of the Indian Mountain story and we see some high...

Bob Brucia, in his book, Turquoise, Jewel of the Southwest, lists the seven classic Nevada turquoise mines as Lander Blue, Lone Mountain,...

In this video Mike shows some beautiful turquoise with excellent provenance of ownership.

In this update we learn more about Pilot Mountain and see some truly unique turquoise.

Bolo ties are an important part of Indian jewelry. Although rather recent in their development they are a favorite of many. In this video...

Turquoise has been important in the ceremonies of southwest Native Americans since earliest times and is important in Native American...

Photo Arland Ben Bisbee Arizona is considered one of the most highly mineralized locations on Earth. The geology of Bisbee turquoise is...

Most turquoise from Arizona has come as a byproduct from large copper mines. There have been few well known smaller turquoise mines....

As often mentioned, turquoise pricing is distorted because of the two-tier market of treated and natural. It is like comparing, not...

During the period covered in Part One of Turquoise in America, The Great American Turquoise Rush Courtland Arizona provided some of the...

In the last of three videos about Buying Turquoise we see how treatment determines different grades of treated turquoise. As much or more...

Provenance means what is the source of the turquoise and the previous ownership. Along with grade it is the principal determinant of...

Buying turquoise can be a challenge. In this video Mike explores different ways to buy turquoise. Pictured is a gem grade cab of Nevada...

As our viewers know turquoise from the same mine can have very different looks. In our most recent video we see the difference in...

No. 8 treated with the Eljen process. Photo Adam Messenger. In this video Mike discusses recent developments with No.8.

The Callais Collection is the personal turquoise collection of Mike Ryan II. Select pieces of the collection are now available in the...

As part of our series on famous turquoise mines we presented No.8. In Part Two Mike takes a closer look at the different looks of No.8...

Tyrone turquoise from the old Azure mine We finish our series on Silver City with a visit to the Tyrone open pit copper mine the site of...